You Are On the Right Planet

Focusing on Strengths Instead of Weaknesses

Something is bothering me about how people view autism. I see far too much emphasis on what we do wrong and ways to correct that (stimming, eye contact, verbal communication, etc.) rather than focusing on what we can do.

Image if we insisted to a blind person that they must look us in the eye when speaking? Imagine if we tried speaking louder to a deaf person to get them to listen? Imagine telling a lame person they need to make an effort to stand and walk on their own because they need to learn how to blend in. With nearly every other disability it's understood that you give the person the crutch they need to support their weakness and then focus on growing their strengths.

Why isn't it the same for autism? 

You Are On The Right Planet: A Message To All Aspies
by Mark Hutten